Valhalla Rising
Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
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2009
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1000 AD, for years, One Eye, a mute warrior of supernatural strength, has been held prisoner by the Norse chieftain Barde. Aided by Are, a boy slave, One Eye slays his captor and together he and Are escape, beginning a journey into the heart of darkness. On their flight, One Eye and Are board a Viking vessel, but the ship is soon engulfed by an endless fog that clears only as the crew sights an unknown land. As the new world reveals its secrets and the Vikings confront their terrible and bloody fate, One Eye discovers his true self.
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Rated:
NOT RATED
Runtime:
93 min
Release date:
4 Sep 2009
Country:
DK, GB
Languages:
English
Budget:
$5,641,880
Revenue:
$30,638
Awards:
4 wins & 9 nominations.
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Like a John Milius film reduced to its pure, masculine essence and shot through one of Alejandro Jodorowsky's lens filters.
– Scott Tobias,
AV Club,
22 Jul 2010
fresh:
It's a trip into a primordial world and primeval sensibilities, and if you're looking to shake off the mall-movie blahs, there are few better places to look.
– John Anderson,
Wall Street Journal,
22 Jul 2010
fresh:
You sometimes wish Refn's gift for Ridley Scott-level mayhem had won the battle over his much iffier Werner Herzog leanings.
– Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jul 2010
rotten:
If only the pieces added up to an experience that sticks and that didn't finally succumb to a shrug of entropy.
– Ty Burr,
Boston Globe,
29 Jul 2010
fresh:
It's a chilly, often slow, uncompromisingly harsh film, but Refn's images will sear your retinas.
– Colin Covert,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
4 Nov 2010